Federal Insider: As ‘cliff’ deadline nears, OPM updates furlough guidelines

If you have difficulty viewing this newsletter, click here to view as a Web page. Click here to view in plain text. Friday, December 28, 2012 News from the Fed Page As 'cliff' deadline nears, OPM updates furlough guidelines Steve Vogel With "cliff" talks apparently stalled, document reflects reality that there's little time to avert automatic cuts. D.C. mayor: 'It's up to the Congress to solve this' More Federal Headlines Leaders to meet on brink of 'fiscal cliff' If Congress doesn't avoid 'dairy cliff,' milk prices could double The Federal Eye OPM posts guidance for federal furloughs President gives federal workers day off for Christmas Eve House has approved bill to require higher retirement contributions from federal workers Federal question of the week Q: Did you participate in the "federal employee day of action"? A coalition of 20 unions tried to pressure officials not to take any more away from the workforce. On Leadership Resolutions for federal leaders Tom Fox Here are five professional goals to help federal leaders start the new year off right. Federal Player of the Week Training healthcare providers to reduce medical errors The Partnership for Public Service Heidi King and her colleagues have developed a health-care provider training system known as TeamSTEPPS that has become the gold standard for eliminating preventable medical harm. The voting database 'Fiscal cliff' calculator: What it will mean for me? As President Obama and Congress negotiate a plan to avoid the fiscal cliff, use this tool to estimate how real families would be impacted by some of the options on the table. Get The Washington Post, your way. Want to stay on top of the latest news, features, commentary and more? Here's how: Mobile: Alerts: Social Media: Applications Web site E-mail SMS RSS Feeds Facebook Twitter SEND TO A FRIEND UNSUBSCRIBE E-NEWSLETTER CENTER GET HELP Washington Post Digital E-mail Customer Care 1150 15th Street NW Washington, D.C. 20071 ©2012 The Washington Post Privacy Policy